Project for the modernization of irrigation in the Bassanova – Almenar Irrigation Community

Construction of a control pond and installation of flow control elements at the pumping station. In this work, the construction of an irrigation regulation pond in the municipality of Almenar (Lleida) is carried out, which occupies an area of 12 Ha and will have an approximate capacity of 1,000,000 m3. The pond will be connected to the existing pumping station and pond in the Community, to increase water reserves and improve irrigation management. The pond runs almost entirely excavated below the natural terrain, with an earth movement of approximately 900,000 m3, of which about 350,000 m3 are unsuitable land that goes to landfill, about 300,000 m3 are gravel that is reused outside the work and 250,000 m3 correspond to clays that are used to give the necessary impermeability to the walls of the pond. The inner slopes will be covered with bowling stone for protection against the waves. The pond will have a maximum height of 13 m and a perimeter of 1,500 m. It is scheduled for completion in October 2021.

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